of Maryland

About Schedules

The weekly schedule is issued anew each Thursday and includes the dates, times,
locations, and topics for meetings being held by committees of the General Assembly
and other state government groups. Addenda to the weekly schedule are published
as necessary.

Meetings are generally held in late morning or early afternoon.

During the legislative session standing committee meetings include:

Public hearings on all assigned legislation. Withdrawn legislation does not always receive a hearing.

Briefings on subject matters as determined by the chair from agencies and selected organizations.

Receiving testimony from sponsors and other parties supporting or opposing legislation

Hearing agency representatives discuss the budgets of specific units of State government
(Budget Committees only)

Receiving proposed amendments

Voting to approve or reject legislation

Between sessions, scheduled meetings continue the work of General Assembly committees
and its task forces, commissions, and special issue workgroups.

Certain committees
webcast their meetings live and recordings can be listened to or viewed on demand
after the meeting has concluded. Prior schedules and addenda are available online
and in printed format.

Anyone wishing to testify on any bill must sign-up using the electronic witness
register 30 minutes prior to the start time on the day of the bill hearings.
Electronic sign-up will be open at NOON on the day prior to the scheduled bill
hearings. If you have written testimony, please submit 30 copies to the committee
staff for distribution by 11:00 a.m. the day of the bill hearing. The order
that bills are listed on the schedule generally is not the order in which they
will be heard. Anyone wishing to testify at budget hearings should contact the
appropriate committee staff for information. Limited public testimony may be
accepted.

thursday january 8, 2015

No Hearings, Working Sessions, or Voting Sessions are scheduled on this day.

friday january 9, 2015

No Hearings, Working Sessions, or Voting Sessions are scheduled on this day.

monday january 12, 2015

No Hearings, Working Sessions, or Voting Sessions are scheduled on this day.

tuesday january 13, 2015

No Hearings, Working Sessions, or Voting Sessions are scheduled on this day.

wednesday january 14, 2015

No Hearings, Working Sessions, or Voting Sessions are scheduled on this day.

thursday january 15, 2015

Changes made to schedule through addenda
2:00 P.M.
NOTE: The briefing by the Comptroller's Office on State Revenues has been
moved to Tuesday, January 20 at 2:30 p.m. or immediately following the
1:00 p.m. presentation by Mr. Zandi.
SB 4 Carroll County Carroll County - Gaming Events
ADDED Senators JAN 15, 2015 2:00 PM
End of schedule changes
1:00 P.M.
Organizational Meeting
2:00 P.M.
Briefing by the Comptroller's Office on State Revenues

friday january 16, 2015

No Hearings, Working Sessions, or Voting Sessions are scheduled on this day.

monday january 19, 2015

No Hearings, Working Sessions, or Voting Sessions are scheduled on this day.

tuesday january 20, 2015

Changes made to schedule through addenda
2:30 P.M.
Briefing by Andrew Schaufele of the Comptroller's Office on State Revenues
Or immediately following the 1:00 presentation by Mr. Zandi.
End of schedule changes
1:00 P.M.
Presentation by Mark Zandi, Chief Economist, Moody's Analytics

wednesday january 21, 2015

No Hearings, Working Sessions, or Voting Sessions are scheduled on this day.

thursday january 22, 2015

1:00 P.M.
Briefing on New Medicare Waiver
Joint with Senate Finance Committee in Room 3 East Miller
2:00 P.M.
Briefing on Baltimore City School Construction

friday january 23, 2015

No Hearings, Working Sessions, or Voting Sessions are scheduled on this day.

Anyone wishing to testify on any bill must sign the witness register by 12:00
Noon. If you have written testimony, please submit 25 copies to the committee
staff by 12:00 Noon for distribution prior to the hearing. The order that
bills are listed on the schedule is not necessarily the order in which they
will be heard.

thursday january 8, 2015

No Hearings, Working Sessions, or Voting Sessions are scheduled on this day.

friday january 9, 2015

No Hearings, Working Sessions, or Voting Sessions are scheduled on this day.

saturday january 10, 2015

No Hearings, Working Sessions, or Voting Sessions are scheduled on this day.

monday january 12, 2015

No Hearings, Working Sessions, or Voting Sessions are scheduled on this day.

tuesday january 13, 2015

No Hearings, Working Sessions, or Voting Sessions are scheduled on this day.

wednesday january 14, 2015

No Hearings, Working Sessions, or Voting Sessions are scheduled on this day.

Anyone wishing to testify on any bill must sign the witness register by
12:30 p.m. If you have written testimony, please submit 25 copies to the
committee staff by 12:00 noon for distribution prior to the hearing. The order
that bills are listed on the schedule is not necessarily the order in which
they will be heard.
PLEASE NOTE: For House Bills, the committee will recieve testimony from
the sponsor, the sponsor's designee, or the department. For House bills that
are not cross-filed with a Senate bill, at the descretion of the Chairman,
the committee will also receive limited testimony from proponents and opponents.
Witness sheets will be available for anyone who wants to record a position.

thursday january 8, 2015

No Hearings, Working Sessions, or Voting Sessions are scheduled on this day.

friday january 9, 2015

No Hearings, Working Sessions, or Voting Sessions are scheduled on this day.

monday january 12, 2015

No Hearings, Working Sessions, or Voting Sessions are scheduled on this day.

tuesday january 13, 2015

No Hearings, Working Sessions, or Voting Sessions are scheduled on this day.

wednesday january 14, 2015

No Hearings, Working Sessions, or Voting Sessions are scheduled on this day.

thursday january 15, 2015

1:00 P.M.
Organizational Meeting

friday january 16, 2015

No Hearings, Working Sessions, or Voting Sessions are scheduled on this day.

monday january 19, 2015

No Hearings, Working Sessions, or Voting Sessions are scheduled on this day.

wednesday january 21, 2015

No Hearings, Working Sessions, or Voting Sessions are scheduled on this day.

thursday january 22, 2015

1:00 P.M.
BRIEFING on the New Medicare Waiver (Joint w/ Budget & Taxation)
1:45 P.M.
BRIEFING from the Public Service Commission
NOTE: Briefing from the PSC will begin immediately following the
Briefing on the New Medicare Waiver.

JUDICIAL PROCEEDINGS COMMITTEE

Senator Lisa A. Gladden, Vice Chair

Anyone wishing to testify on any bill must sign the witness register before
12:30 p.m. If you have written testimony, please submit 20 copies to the staff
for distribution by 12:00 p.m. The order that bills are listed on the schedule
is not necessarily the order in which they will be heard. Materials submitted
for the Committee's consideration should not include plastic covers, binders
or other materials that cannot be easily re-used or recycled.

thursday january 8, 2015

No Hearings, Working Sessions, or Voting Sessions are scheduled on this day.

friday january 9, 2015

No Hearings, Working Sessions, or Voting Sessions are scheduled on this day.

monday january 12, 2015

No Hearings, Working Sessions, or Voting Sessions are scheduled on this day.

tuesday january 13, 2015

No Hearings, Working Sessions, or Voting Sessions are scheduled on this day.

wednesday january 14, 2015

No Hearings, Working Sessions, or Voting Sessions are scheduled on this day.

1) For bill hearings, anyone wishing to testify on a bill must sign the witness
register by 12:50 P.M. on the day of the bill hearing. If you have written
testimony, please submit 40 copies to the committee staff for distribution by
11:00 A.M. the day of the bill hearing. The order that the bills are listed on
the schedule is not necessarily the order in which they will be heard.
2) For budget hearings, please submit 40 copies for full committee and 20 copies
for subcommittee hearings. Budget testimony should be submitted no later than
2 hours prior to hearing. Late testimony will be distributed after the hearing.

thursday january 8, 2015

No Hearings, Working Sessions, or Voting Sessions are scheduled on this day.

friday january 9, 2015

No Hearings, Working Sessions, or Voting Sessions are scheduled on this day.

monday january 12, 2015

No Hearings, Working Sessions, or Voting Sessions are scheduled on this day.

tuesday january 13, 2015

No Hearings, Working Sessions, or Voting Sessions are scheduled on this day.

wednesday january 14, 2015

No Hearings, Working Sessions, or Voting Sessions are scheduled on this day.

thursday january 15, 2015

1:30 P.M.
Organizational Meeting

friday january 16, 2015

No Hearings, Working Sessions, or Voting Sessions are scheduled on this day.

monday january 19, 2015

No Hearings, Working Sessions, or Voting Sessions are scheduled on this day.

Generally, hearings start at 1:00 P.M. Anyone wishing to testify on any bill must
sign in using one of the electronic sign up tablets. Sign in will start at 4:00
p.m. the day before the bill hearing and end no later than 12:30 p.m. on the day
of the hearing. Oral testimony will be limited to 3 minutes. If you have written
testimony, please submit 35 copies to the committee staff by 12:00 noon prior to
the hearing. Written testimony must have a visible bill number. Late testimony
will be distributed after the bill hearing. Please notify the committee staff by
9:30 a.m. if you plan to use the committee display equipment. For different start
start times, please adjust accordingly.
Note: Bills are not necessarily heard in the order that they appear on the
hearing schedule.

thursday january 8, 2015

No Hearings, Working Sessions, or Voting Sessions are scheduled on this day.

friday january 9, 2015

No Hearings, Working Sessions, or Voting Sessions are scheduled on this day.

monday january 12, 2015

No Hearings, Working Sessions, or Voting Sessions are scheduled on this day.

tuesday january 13, 2015

No Hearings, Working Sessions, or Voting Sessions are scheduled on this day.

wednesday january 14, 2015

No Hearings, Working Sessions, or Voting Sessions are scheduled on this day.

thursday january 15, 2015

10:30 A.M.
Full Committee Organizational Meeting:
Committee Room 230

friday january 16, 2015

No Hearings, Working Sessions, or Voting Sessions are scheduled on this day.

monday january 19, 2015

No Hearings, Working Sessions, or Voting Sessions are scheduled on this day.

Anyone wishing to testify on any bill must sign the witness register before the
hearing begins. Witness sign up closes at 12:45 p.m. If you have written
testimony, please submit 40 copies to the committee staff for distribution by
12:00 p.m. The order that bills are listed on the schedule is not necessarily
the order in which they will be heard.

thursday january 8, 2015

No Hearings, Working Sessions, or Voting Sessions are scheduled on this day.

friday january 9, 2015

No Hearings, Working Sessions, or Voting Sessions are scheduled on this day.

monday january 12, 2015

No Hearings, Working Sessions, or Voting Sessions are scheduled on this day.

tuesday january 13, 2015

No Hearings, Working Sessions, or Voting Sessions are scheduled on this day.

wednesday january 14, 2015

No Hearings, Working Sessions, or Voting Sessions are scheduled on this day.

thursday january 15, 2015

Changes made to schedule through addenda
10:30 A.M. or Immediately Following
Session
NOTE: RESCHEDULED DATE
Organizational Meeting
End of schedule changes

friday january 16, 2015

No Hearings, Working Sessions, or Voting Sessions are scheduled on this day.

monday january 19, 2015

No Hearings, Working Sessions, or Voting Sessions are scheduled on this day.

friday january 23, 2015

No Hearings, Working Sessions, or Voting Sessions are scheduled on this day.

monday january 26, 2015

No Hearings, Working Sessions, or Voting Sessions are scheduled on this day.

tuesday january 27, 2015

Changes made to schedule through addenda
1:00 P.M.
Briefing: Update on Ground Rents
Presented By: Representatives from the State Department of Assessments
and Taxation and the Office of the Attorney General
End of schedule changes

Anyone wishing to testify for committee briefings or bill hearings must sign
the witness sheet no later than 15 minutes prior to the hearing. Oral testimony
will be limited to 3 minutes per person. People wishing to testify are
encouraged to testify in panels. If you would like to submit written testimony
for a briefing or bill hearing, please submit 35 copies to the committee staff
no later than one hour prior to the hearing. The briefing topic or bill number
must be clearly indicated on the written testimony. Any late testimony will be
distributed at a later date. The order that the bills are listed on the hearing
schedule is not necessarily the order in which they will be heard. The Chairman
will announce the bill order at the beginning of the hearing. Bills coming from
Rules or Cross-filed bills from the Senate will be Sponsor-Only testimony.

thursday january 8, 2015

No Hearings, Working Sessions, or Voting Sessions are scheduled on this day.

friday january 9, 2015

No Hearings, Working Sessions, or Voting Sessions are scheduled on this day.

monday january 12, 2015

No Hearings, Working Sessions, or Voting Sessions are scheduled on this day.

tuesday january 13, 2015

No Hearings, Working Sessions, or Voting Sessions are scheduled on this day.

wednesday january 14, 2015

No Hearings, Working Sessions, or Voting Sessions are scheduled on this day.

thursday january 15, 2015

Changes made to schedule through addenda
1:00 P.M.
Organizational Meeting and Full Committee Briefing
on Medicaid
*Room 240
End of schedule changes

friday january 16, 2015

No Hearings, Working Sessions, or Voting Sessions are scheduled on this day.

monday january 19, 2015

No Hearings, Working Sessions, or Voting Sessions are scheduled on this day.

tuesday january 20, 2015

No Hearings, Working Sessions, or Voting Sessions are scheduled on this day.

wednesday january 21, 2015

No Hearings, Working Sessions, or Voting Sessions are scheduled on this day.

Anyone wishing to testify on any bill must sign the witness register 15 minutes
before the hearing. If you have written testimony, please submit 35 copies to
the committee clerk for distribution at least 60 minutes before the bill
hearings begin. The order that bills are listed on the schedule is not
the order in which they will be heard.

thursday january 8, 2015

No Hearings, Working Sessions, or Voting Sessions are scheduled on this day.

friday january 9, 2015

No Hearings, Working Sessions, or Voting Sessions are scheduled on this day.

monday january 12, 2015

No Hearings, Working Sessions, or Voting Sessions are scheduled on this day.

tuesday january 13, 2015

No Hearings, Working Sessions, or Voting Sessions are scheduled on this day.

wednesday january 14, 2015

No Hearings, Working Sessions, or Voting Sessions are scheduled on this day.

thursday january 15, 2015

Changes made to schedule through addenda
12:00 P.M.
Update by the Judiciary on the Maryland Electronic Courts (MDEC)
project and District Court Appointed Attorneys Program
End of schedule changes
11:00 A.M.
Organizational Meeting

friday january 16, 2015

No Hearings, Working Sessions, or Voting Sessions are scheduled on this day.

monday january 19, 2015

No Hearings, Working Sessions, or Voting Sessions are scheduled on this day.

tuesday january 20, 2015

Changes made to schedule through addenda
1:00 P.M.
Tour of Prince George's County Correctional Center, 13400 Dille Drive,
Upper Marlboro, Maryland 20772
End of schedule changes
NOTE: To Be Announced.

wednesday january 21, 2015

No Hearings, Working Sessions, or Voting Sessions are scheduled on this day.

thursday january 22, 2015

Changes made to schedule through addenda
1:30 P.M.
Observation of bond review hearings in the District Court for Anne Arundel
County, 251 Rowe Boulevard, Annapolis, Maryland 21401
End of schedule changes
NOTE: To Be Announced.

friday january 23, 2015

No Hearings, Working Sessions, or Voting Sessions are scheduled on this day.

monday january 26, 2015

No Hearings, Working Sessions, or Voting Sessions are scheduled on this day.

NOTE: Anyone in the hearing room must have proper ID displayed at all times and
all electronic devices must be turned off before entering.
Anyone wishing to testify on any bill must sign the witness register before the
hearing begins. If you have written testimony, please submit 35 copies to
the committee staff for distribution ONE HOUR prior to the hearing. The
order that bills are listed on the schedule is not necessarily the order in
which they will be heard.

thursday january 8, 2015

No Hearings, Working Sessions, or Voting Sessions are scheduled on this day.

friday january 9, 2015

No Hearings, Working Sessions, or Voting Sessions are scheduled on this day.

monday january 12, 2015

No Hearings, Working Sessions, or Voting Sessions are scheduled on this day.

tuesday january 13, 2015

No Hearings, Working Sessions, or Voting Sessions are scheduled on this day.

wednesday january 14, 2015

No Hearings, Working Sessions, or Voting Sessions are scheduled on this day.

thursday january 15, 2015

11:00 A.M.
Organizational Meeting

friday january 16, 2015

No Hearings, Working Sessions, or Voting Sessions are scheduled on this day.

monday january 19, 2015

No Hearings, Working Sessions, or Voting Sessions are scheduled on this day.

friday january 9, 2015

11:00 A.M. Room 109
Metro Building
4201 Patterson Avenue
Baltimore, MD
Subject: Public Meeting on proposed regulations. A portion of the meeting
may be held in closed session.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT: Stanley E. Weinstein, Board of Social Work
Examiners
Telephone: 410-764-4722